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Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. At Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4, are, L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA's Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED.

Nassau County Legislature Votes to Close 4 of 8 Police Precincts

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
March 6, 2012

Since it wasn’t surprising I was at the Nassau County Legislative Building for much of the day – from before noon until after 5 PM yesterday – I should have brought more food than a small coconut bar, especially since the meals others brought in were off-limits for my gluten-free diet.

The Nassau County Legislature voted to Close 4 of 8 Police Precincts, many hours into their Monday, March 5, 2012 meeting, which was so well attended by residents and Press that it was often Standing Room Only.

Mineola, New York, USA. March 5, 2012. Newly confirmed Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale speaks at podium. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann- Parry.com)

Mineola, New York, USA. March 5, 2012. Newly confirmed Nassau County Police Commissioner THOMAS DALE speaks at podium. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

The 19 legislators voted along party lines, with the 10 Republicans voting YES and the 9 Democrats voting NO to CLOSE the police precincts and – earlier in the meeting – to CONFIRM THOMAS DALE as Nassau County Police Commissioner.

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA's Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED attend Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into four.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA’s Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED attend Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into four.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Nassau County Legislators who Voted YES to CLOSE 4 Police Precincts:

  • JOSEPH SCANNELL – LD 5
  • FRANCIS X. BECKER  – LD 6
  • HOWARD J KOPEL  – LD 7
  • VINCENT MUSCARELLA – LD 8
  • RICHARD J. NICOLELLO  LD 9
  • PETER SCHMITT – LD 12
  • NORMA GONSALVES – LD 13
  • JOSEPH BELESI – LD 14
  • DENNIS DUNNE, Sr. – LD 15
  • ROSE MARIE WALKER – LD 17

Nassau County Legislators who Voted NO to CLOSE 4 of 8 Police Precincts:

  • KEVAN ABRAHAMS – LD 1
  • ROBERT TROIANO – LD 2
  • CARRIÉ SOLAGES  – LD 3
  • DENISE FORD  – LD 4
  • JUDI BOSWORTH  – LD 10
  • WAYNE WINK, Jr. – LD 11
  • JUDITH JACOBS  – LD 16
  • DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON –  LD 18
  • DAVID DENENBERG  – LD 19
Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. Milagros Vicente (at podium) a North Valley Stream resident, spoke against closing precincts, and Nassau County Legislature, controlled by Republicans, voted along party lines to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4, on Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mineola, New York, USA.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com) (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. Milagros Vicente (at podium) a North Valley Stream resident, spoke against closing precincts, and Nassau County Legislature, controlled by Republicans, voted along party lines to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

And the pizza wafting from the waiting room outside the Legislative Chambers smelled really good.

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2012 Nassau County Legislature Postpones Controversial Police Precinct Vote

Nassau County Legislature Postpones Controversial Police Precinct Vote

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
February 28, 2012

Before heading out to Mineola yesterday to cover Nassau County Legislature’s public meeting, I checked some government and facebook pages, and found out that the controversial vote about merging police precincts was postponed. (Vote is tentatively rescheduled for March 5, 2012.)

Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt (Republican) speaks about postponing vote on controversial merging of Police Precincts, on Monday, February 27, 2012. Vote is tentatively rescheduled for March 5. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Mineola, NY, USA. Feb. 27, 2012. Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer PETER SCHMITT  (Rep. – LD 12) speaks to press about postponing vote on controversial merging of Police Precincts. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Long Island Cablevision’s Channel 12 News interviewed principals representing sides of this issue, including: Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer PETER SCHMITT (Republican – LD 12) and Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER.

Nassau County Legislature postpones vote on controversial merging of Police Precincts, on Monday, February 27, 2012. Nassau PBA President Jim Carver said he believes Police Benevolent Association and county will talk further. Vote is tentatively rescheduled for March 5. (Ann E Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Nassau County Legislature postpones vote on controversial merging of Police Precincts, on Feb. 27, 2012. Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER said he believes Police Benevolent Association and county will talk further. Vote is tentatively rescheduled for March 5. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Of any Nassau County legislators who have publicly weighed in on the issue so far, Republican legislative members appear to favor CLOSING, and Democratic legislative members appear to favor KEEPING OPEN, the 4 out of 8 Nassau County police precincts in question.

While getting verification about the postponement, I learned the “We the People Save our Waters Coalition” was holding a noon rally about stopping the long-term lease of Nassau County Sewage Treatment Plants, and it would be held outside the county’s Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, so I headed out to catch that first.

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2nd Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Haiti, Brooklyn 2012

2nd Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Haiti, Brooklyn 2012

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
January 31, 2012

When I heard that 13-year-old SHEIMYRAH MIGHTY a talented Jamaican Haitian American I first photographed singing at a 2008 rally at Long Island’s Eisenhower Park – would sing the U.S. National Anthem at the 2nd Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Haiti on January 11, 2012, I knew I wanted to cover that Brooklyn Borough Hall event.

January 11, 2012 - Brooklyn, New York, USA: Commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the Mw 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, people hold up glo-sticks at 2nd Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Haiti, Wednesday night at Brooklyn Borough Hall. (Ann E Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Brooklyn, New York, USA. January 11, 2013. 2nd Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Haiti, at Brooklyn Borough Hall. (© 2012 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)

I went with a friend and fellow-photographer, MIKE LEVERETT DORN, and since we were running a bit late, we rushed from the MTA Borough Hall subway stop into the Hall. And as we raced up the long flight of stairs I could hear Sheimyrah singing. Just (barely) in time!

New York City Police Commissioner RAY KELLY was the Keynote Speaker, and other participants in the memorial service included a variety of Haitian musical and literary artists; politicians; architect RODNEY LEON  who designed the African Memorial Burial Ground in NYC; Christian, Muslim, and Jewish spiritual and community leaders; and providers of Haitian humanitarian relief.

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